The Spring 2015 quarter was full of firsts and new activities in our Schools Program. Here are a few examples: With hundreds in attendance, the Children’s Academy held its first ever kindergarten graduation! A variety of English language learning activities have been taking place each weekday 60 Children’s Academy parents participated in a Social Mapping activity to identify […]
Haiti Partners is – as our name suggests – all about partnerships. One of our particular favorites is with Calvary Church in Holland, Michigan. For four years a group of about a dozen educators – teachers and administrators who attend Calvary – have been coming each July to hold a three day training, get to know the […]
We reached our Dream Big campaign goal! Thank you to everyone who contributed and spread the word. We are humbled and grateful by your response and commitment to helping Haitians change Haiti through education. Thank you for supporting education in Haiti and helping us dream bigger than we ever imagined. Here’s a special thank you […]
When big dreams meet hard work and determination, great change can happen. Eliodor and Loudchica (above) are two students of many that your gift impacts. Click here to give now and your donation will be matched. Because he received a scholarship, Eliodor is already having his dreams realized. This past month he graduated at the top […]
For the 6th year running, Haiti Partners is honored to have made it onto the WorldBlu Most Freedom-Centered Workplaces list. Organizations make it onto the list through a rigorous assessment process completed by employees which evaluates an organization’s design along a fear-based to freedom-centered continuum in three core areas: leadership, individual performance and systems/processes. Assessment questions are based […]
Two issues of grave concern in Haiti are child protection and women’s rights. As many as 200,000 Haitian children live as restavèk and women and girls commonly live in fear of sexual or domestic abuse from husbands and others. Unreliable and unresponsive law enforcement only make these problems worse. To counter these issues at the Children’s Academy, we have taken a […]
In late February, Lisa Victor and Thomas Crowley with BAR Architects came to visit the Children’s Academy. BAR is the firm that created the blueprints for the Children’s Academy and bakery building, and Lisa and Thomas are the principal architects. (View their beautiful project page here.) While in Haiti they visited the site and, in consultation with HP, […]
Our Quality Schools program quarterly reports now have a new look. In order to better present what is (we realize) a fair amount of content, and in an effort to better convey a bit of the spirit of the program, we have created a graphic template to organize the information and draw the reader along throughout the […]
John Engle and Alex Myril reflect on the Children’s Academy 3rd Year Anniversary, along with some highlights of the day (dancing, lots and lots of dancing!). It was a wonderful celebration, with thousands of students, parents, community members, local officials and supporters on hand. Thank you to everyone who has helped and continues to help […]
There are many needs in Haiti. But one that is often overlooked is the need for joy. Children are born with a capacity for joy – ceaselessly seeking out opportunities to play, express their curiosity, and exercise their imaginations. At Haiti Partners, we feel that joy is not only natural to kids, but essential to their […]
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